Q: Is 179,600 a Prime Number?
A: No, 179,600 is not a prime number.
A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.
The number 179600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 80 100 200 400 449 898 1,796 2,245 3,592 4,490 7,184 8,980 11,225 17,960 22,450 35,920 44,900 89,800 and 179,600, with no remainder.
Since 179,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 179,600, it is not a prime number.